Fireboard Temp Monitoring

HarpAggie2001 · 01-12-2017, 11:31 AM

Hey guys, just wondering if anyone has experience or has heard any feedback about the Fireboard -- wifi based temperature monitoring. https://fireboard.io/home

It seems pretty nice, but I'm a little nervous about forking over the money without any real world feedback. I need something that will let me monitor numerous probes (6 or more) while I'm away. Any feedback (or alternate suggestions) would be appreciated. I tried using the iGrill a while back and it was a nightmare.

I'm also considering using a wifi enabled power outlet and plugging a desk fan into it and creating a poor man's stoker. It wouldn't be on a thermostat, I'd just monitor chamber temp with the fireboard, then kick on/off the desk fan manually (from my iPhone).

This will be used for a reverse flow pit 9' in length.

Thanks in advance!
Brandon

GLOCKer · 01-12-2017, 12:32 PM

For what the kit costs, I'd rather spend that $100 and get a Cyber Q with the fan capability built in and all of the relevant programming. Granted, that's a big jump in price and it isn't cheap. :( But I love the Cyber Q and I know that it works!

HarpAggie2001 · 01-12-2017, 01:32 PM

Yeah, I considered it. Its just that I don't want to alter my smoker. Besides the added cost of modifying the smoke box, it just seems like one of those things that will quit working in a few years, and I'd have a hole in my box to contend with. Not to mention its a trailer smoker and occasionally gets rained on while I've got it away from home.

BBQ Freak · 01-12-2017, 04:18 PM

sylntghost just got one here is the thread or he might chime in here http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=241145

Roybus · 01-12-2017, 04:30 PM

Rofl, you have to send a picture of this setup when its done. Love the wifi outlet idea. I doubt a cyberQ could fuel a 9 foot pit. Looks like the range on the fireboard is good, go for it.

sylntghost · 01-12-2017, 05:29 PM

I just got my fireboard last week and love it. The wifi pickup is great.even under my metal roof pole barn.i love that the app graphs your probes. I have yet to drive away from the house and test It. If your cellphone picks up wifi where you intend to cook so should the fireboard.i say go for it.

Baby Back Maniac · 01-12-2017, 08:05 PM

I got one today. It looks really cool but I haven't used it yet.

BBQ Freak · 01-12-2017, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Back Maniac

I got one today. It looks really cool but I haven't used it yet.

please post your feedback even if it is in a new thread , I am wanting one bad but what I got works just fine . you guys might twist my arm and that is not hard to do .

HarpAggie2001 · 01-24-2017, 06:49 PM

Just wanted to update everyone. I got the Fireboard, and it kicks A$$. Cooked 3 briskets, 4 shoulders, and 3 racks o ribs. I tested it out the day before my cook and had zero issues. Very user friendly and intuitive. You can tell it was built by guys who know how to BBQ, unlike the iGrill (my personal opinion). About 30 minutes in to my cook the app crashed and wouldn't re-open. It just so happens that my internet went out about the same time, I'm not sure if that would have any effect on it. Regardless, I updated my app software, restated my phone and all was well. I was flipping out and I shot an email to the customer service department. I received a phone call and multiple emails helping me troubleshoot within an hour. Mind you this was on Sunday. Its a new gadget, and a new company, stuff will inevitably go wrong, its how they handled it that was impressive. If you're considering getting one, don't delay. I hope demand soars and prices go up. Products and service like this company should be rewarded. Nice work boys!

CSchieck · 01-24-2017, 07:18 PM

I received one last week, and ran it through some testing this past weekend. It has performed well thus far, and I have had no issues with either the software or hardware. I ran it with 4 ambient air probes dispersed throughout the cooker to help determine temp differences, and the data was easy to read and process. The device connected well to the WiFi at the house at a location where I usually lose Wifi on the phone. So far, so good.

01-12-2017, 11:31 AM	#1
HarpAggie2001 Found some matches. Join Date: 12-28-11 Location: Conroe, TX	Fireboard Temp Monitoring Hey guys, just wondering if anyone has experience or has heard any feedback about the Fireboard -- wifi based temperature monitoring. https://fireboard.io/home It seems pretty nice, but I'm a little nervous about forking over the money without any real world feedback. I need something that will let me monitor numerous probes (6 or more) while I'm away. Any feedback (or alternate suggestions) would be appreciated. I tried using the iGrill a while back and it was a nightmare. I'm also considering using a wifi enabled power outlet and plugging a desk fan into it and creating a poor man's stoker. It wouldn't be on a thermostat, I'd just monitor chamber temp with the fireboard, then kick on/off the desk fan manually (from my iPhone). This will be used for a reverse flow pit 9' in length. Thanks in advance! Brandon

01-12-2017, 04:18 PM	#4
BBQ Freak Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-11-13 Location: Rayville , Missouri Name/Nickname : BBQ Mojo	sylntghost just got one here is the thread or he might chime in here http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=241145 __________________ [Font="Impact"]Weber Kettle[/Font] [Font="impact"]Luke's Firepits / Grill[/Font] [Font="impact"]Lone Star Grillz Mini Insulated Cabinet Smoker[/Font]

01-12-2017, 04:30 PM	#5
Roybus Found some matches. Join Date: 06-22-16 Location: Chicago, IL	Rofl, you have to send a picture of this setup when its done. Love the wifi outlet idea. I doubt a cyberQ could fuel a 9 foot pit. Looks like the range on the fireboard is good, go for it. __________________ May the smoke be with you. KCBS- Smoketroopers Humphrey's DownEast Beast BBQ Guru DigiQ DX2 Weber iGrill Mini Thermapen Mk4

01-12-2017, 05:29 PM	#6
sylntghost is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-10-14 Location: pensacola florida	I just got my fireboard last week and love it. The wifi pickup is great.even under my metal roof pole barn.i love that the app graphs your probes. I have yet to drive away from the house and test It. If your cellphone picks up wifi where you intend to cook so should the fireboard.i say go for it. __________________ Rodney. 24x75 Shirley cabinet with first hip roof main chamber. Shirley double burner griddle stand.kamado joe big joe.weber kettle.4 & 8 gallon Cajun fryers. Lone star grillz large insulated vertical cabinet

01-12-2017, 08:05 PM	#7
Baby Back Maniac is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-20-10 Location: Dallas, TX	I got one today. It looks really cool but I haven't used it yet. __________________ Click the link below to check out my Wagyu Brisket comparison video: [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_xxVThreVc"] Brisket Throwdown: Weber Summit Charcoal Grill vs 2017 Kamado Joe Big Joe. [/URL]

01-12-2017, 12:32 PM	#2
GLOCKer On the road to being a farker Join Date: 06-24-16 Location: Marietta, GA	For what the kit costs, I'd rather spend that $100 and get a Cyber Q with the fan capability built in and all of the relevant programming. Granted, that's a big jump in price and it isn't cheap. :( But I love the Cyber Q and I know that it works!

01-12-2017, 01:32 PM	#3
HarpAggie2001 Found some matches. Join Date: 12-28-11 Location: Conroe, TX	Yeah, I considered it. Its just that I don't want to alter my smoker. Besides the added cost of modifying the smoke box, it just seems like one of those things that will quit working in a few years, and I'd have a hole in my box to contend with. Not to mention its a trailer smoker and occasionally gets rained on while I've got it away from home.

01-24-2017, 06:49 PM	#9
HarpAggie2001 Found some matches. Join Date: 12-28-11 Location: Conroe, TX	Just wanted to update everyone. I got the Fireboard, and it kicks A$$. Cooked 3 briskets, 4 shoulders, and 3 racks o ribs. I tested it out the day before my cook and had zero issues. Very user friendly and intuitive. You can tell it was built by guys who know how to BBQ, unlike the iGrill (my personal opinion). About 30 minutes in to my cook the app crashed and wouldn't re-open. It just so happens that my internet went out about the same time, I'm not sure if that would have any effect on it. Regardless, I updated my app software, restated my phone and all was well. I was flipping out and I shot an email to the customer service department. I received a phone call and multiple emails helping me troubleshoot within an hour. Mind you this was on Sunday. Its a new gadget, and a new company, stuff will inevitably go wrong, its how they handled it that was impressive. If you're considering getting one, don't delay. I hope demand soars and prices go up. Products and service like this company should be rewarded. Nice work boys! Last edited by HarpAggie2001; 01-25-2017 at 10:56 AM..

01-24-2017, 07:18 PM	#10
CSchieck On the road to being a farker Join Date: 04-25-13 Location: Statesville, NC	I received one last week, and ran it through some testing this past weekend. It has performed well thus far, and I have had no issues with either the software or hardware. I ran it with 4 ambient air probes dispersed throughout the cooker to help determine temp differences, and the data was easy to read and process. The device connected well to the WiFi at the house at a location where I usually lose Wifi on the phone. So far, so good. __________________ Shirley Fabrication 24X70.